California Thirst Quenched, Wall Street Journal, J. Carlton

After three years of debilitating drought, California appears headed into a second straight wet year, giving a boost to ski resorts, farms and communities that languished during the dry spell in the fiscally troubled state. Since California's rainy season began Oct. 1, the state has received roughly double the mountain snowfall it normally gets, according to state estimates. That means the rainy season is off to its best start in at least five years, with 16 of California's 24 major reservoirs equipped with flood controls already beginning to release water so they can take on spring runoff, state water officials say. The bounty is providing a shot in the arm to many local economies across California, the nation's most populous state, which is struggling to recover from the recession. . . . See Jim Carlton's complete article at http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424052748704482704576071893385942206-lMyQjAxMTAxMDEwMjExNDIyWj.html